Rome and Floyd County are among the local governments that have joined Gov. Sonny Perdue in adopting a proclamation recognizing this year as the 170th anniversary of the “Trail of Tears, the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia.
Other areas recognizing the proclamation include Cherokee, Dawson, Cobb, Bartow, Gilmer, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Chattooga, Pickens, Paulding, Polk, Gordon, Fulton, Dade and Haralson and counties, and the cities of Fort Oglethorpe, Dalton, Kennesaw, Cedartown, Cumming, Cartersville, Rossville, Calhoun, Chickamauga, Dahlonega, Chatsworth, Eton, LaFayette, Jasper, Summerville, Trenton, Dallas and Marietta.
Jeff Bishop, president of the Trail of Tears Association’s Georgia chapter, said that the signing of the proclamation is important because it acknowledges the historic importance of the event.
“The Treaty of New Echota was signed by a small group of Cherokees unauthorized by the Cherokee government, in 1835,” said Bishop. “We are working hand-in-hand with the National Park Service to protect and preserve what remains of the Cherokee legacy in Georgia.”
“I wish to express my appreciation for the efforts of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association,” said Chad “Corntassel” Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. “Working in concert with the Trail of Tears Association and the National Park Service, these volunteers are helping to ensure that this devastating episode in the joint history of Georgia and the Cherokee Nation is not forgotten.”
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